List of Indian horse breeds
This is a list of some of the breeds and types of horse considered in India to be wholly or partly of Indian origin.[1] Some may have complex or obscure histories, so inclusion here does not necessarily imply that a breed is predominantly or exclusively Indian.
Breeds
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- Bhutia[1][2]
- Chummarti[1][2]
- Deccani[1][2]
- Kathiawari[1][2][3]
- Manipuri Pony[1][2][3]
- Marwari[1][2][3]
- Sikang[1][2]
- Sindhi[2]
- Spiti[1][2][3]
- Zaniskari[1][2][3]
- Bhimthadi
Types
[edit]- Indian Country-bred[4]: 200
- Indian Half-bred[4]: 164
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Breeds reported by India: Horse. Domestic Animal Diversity Information System of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Accessed June 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Equines in India: Horses. Indian Council of Agricultural Research: National Research Centre on Equines. Archived 5 August 2017.
- ^ a b c d e "About Indian Horses". Indigenous Horse Society of India. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ a b Elwyn Hartley Edwards (1994). The Encyclopedia of the Horse. London; New York; Stuttgart; Moscow: Dorling Kindersley. ISBN 0751301159.